Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Paul moves from the previous passage of instructions regarding our relationships with authorities to our relationships with those around us and lays both under the umbrella of fulfilling (obeying) the Law.
I believe that all of Paul's writings and probably the writers of the other epistles, concerning our daily walk in the Kingdom of Heaven, reflect an underlying focus on obedience to the Law. Therefore, in a sense, the Law becomes the framework of the house, it defines the space in which we live just as the laws of the United States define the boundaries of that nation.
So, we are instructed to show self-sacrificial love to all within our Personal Mission Field.. This is a matter of focus, of prayerfully and intentionally seeking opportunities to be of service to those with whom we come in contact.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 92
Mid-day: 119:137-144
Evening: Psalm 18
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